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Why India must ramp up coal gasification as part of its energy strategy

India's abundant coal reserves and rising energy demand make coal gasification a key strategy to reduce import dependence, boost industrial fuel supply, and strengthen long-term energy security

Exports to New Zealand won't be taxed: Goyal ahead of FTA signing

The FTA aims to double bilateral trade and facilitate duty-free access to the island nation's markets for Indian companies, as well as bring in $20 billion of investment over the next 15 years

West Asia conflict: India leans on US for LPG amid Gulf supply crunch

Highest LPG volumes sourced from US, as imports from key West Asian suppliers decline

Weekly economy wrap: West Asia shock tests India, demand holds firm

Economy wrap April 20-26: From RBI caution to export resilience and trade tensions, the week showed an economy navigating global risks while leaning on domestic demand

FTA with New Zealand to benefit Agra's leather exporters: Piyush Goyal

The FTA aims to double bilateral trade and facilitate duty-free access to the island nation's markets for Indian companies, as well as bring in $20 billion of investment over the next 15 years

'India diversifying strategy to boost exports to China, reduce imports'

India's exports to China rose about 37 per cent to $19.47 billion in 2025-26 from $14.25 billion in 2024-25. The exports stood at $0.71 billion in 1997-98

Rupee 'fundamentally undervalued,' levels may attract investors: CEA

The currency has given up much of the gains fueled by the central bank's recent measures to curb speculative arbitrage bets that had pushed the rupee to record lows last month,

Bond yields ease after choppy trade, rupee remains under pressure

Government bond yields ended marginally lower after volatile trading, while the rupee stayed under pressure due to rising oil prices, global cues, and foreign outflows

West Asia crisis: 527,000 PNG connections gasified since March, says govt

More than 42,000 PNG consumers have surrendered their liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections till April 23

West Asia conflict weighs on RIL's O2C margins despite strong revenue

Higher crude prices and fuel demand lifted revenue, but elevated costs and supply disruptions weighed on margins in Oil-to-Chemicals business

India, US make 'progress' on interim trade deal, BTA negotiations

India and the US are engaged in discussions aimed at reaching a balanced and mutually beneficial trade agreement, said a spokesperson for the ministry of external affairs on Thursday

India sells 30-year green debt at 'greenium' last seen 3 years ago

India's 30-year green bond sale sees strongest greenium in three years, driven by robust investor demand and reduced ultra-long bond supply

India, US agree to remain engaged on trade pact: Commerce ministry

India and the US issued a joint statement on February 7 finalising a framework for an interim trade agreement regarding reciprocal and mutually beneficial trade

Domestic consumption sustaining growth momentum, says FM Sitharaman

The minister further said that the disinvestment process of IDBI Bank will continue going ahead

Lower GST on insecticides can boost access, cut disease risk: EY-HICA

Reducing GST on household insecticides to 5% can improve affordability, widen rural access, and help curb mosquito-borne diseases, says a joint EY India-HICA report

IPL travel economy amid West Asia crisis: Under pressure or holding steady?

IPL continues to drive strong domestic travel demand despite West Asia crisis, though rising fuel costs and weaker inbound traffic pose emerging risks for airlines and hospitality

India ramps up refinery output to cope with enduring cooking gas crisis

India has raised local output by over a fifth since strikes on Iran began in February, to about 46,000 tons a day

India approves ₹3,000 crore withdrawal to Maldives under Saarc swap

The earlier $400 million withdrawal, availed by Maldives under this framework in October 2024, matured on Thursday, the Indian High Commission said

US sets preliminary antidumping duties on solar imports from India, others

India, Indonesia ​and Laos last year accounted for $4.5 billion in US solar imports, about two-thirds of the ‌total, according to government trade data

In open letter to PM, Bernstein flags structural risks to India's growth

Global brokerage Bernstein cautions India may under-deliver on growth potential without reforms, flagging risks from AI disruption, weak manufacturing gains and rising welfare spending